Psalms 8:5
You made him a little lower than the angels;
What it says
God made man a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.
What it is doing
This verse states the surprising dignity God has granted humanity.
In context
1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. 2From the mouths of children and infants 3When I behold Your heavens, 4what is man that You are mindful of him, 5You made him a little lower than the angels; 6You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; 7all sheep and oxen, 8the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, 9O LORD, our Lord,